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I just built a new PC i have the i7 6700 not the 6700K and an asus z170 pro gaming motherboard. i was getting horrible FPS in games like CSGO and Arma 3. So i know there is a problem. Im currently running a stress test on the CPU and its at 100% and the core speed is at 803.51 MHZ ive tried...

what water cooling should i buy for i7 4790k planning to get it to 4.7ghz and right now with the normal fan it gets to 100 degrees with what i use it for (its not an issue with the cpu i just load a lot of stuff on it)

ASUS mini laptop model 100HA trips off after 10 minutes. i have check the CPU fan and its working perfectly. i have blow it repeatedly against dust. yet issue not solved.

amd AMD FX-9370 4.4GHz 8-Core $250.00 fx-8350 $238.00 Zalman LQ-320 Liquid CPU Cooler $142.00 Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard $175.00 intel ASUS Z170-A ATX LGA1151 INTEL® CORE™ I5-6600K hyper 212 evo cooler i had already decided on the intel but i am wondering (because my main...

So after reading the forums, I learned that the CPU can apparently bottleneck the GPU performance (im assuming there's a scientific reason behind this if anyone wants to give me a watered down version). My main question is to know if there a formula or rule of thumb for determining which CPUs...

I'm using this case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146088 At first I was going to put 2 Corsair SP fans on my radiator, 2 as intake in front of my drive cages, and 2 on the other side of the drive cages, but I noticed that the fans don't have high RPM (Doesn't even...

I have an HP laptop i bought last year (2015) Well i used a program called DBAN that wiped my hard drive completely. So i prepared a Windows 10 ISO file on a USB drive. I made it boot able using Microsoft tool for Windows 10. But now i try to use the USB drive on my Laptop so that i can...

Hi, so i've had this issue for a long time now 5+months however now I'm in need of urgent help. I will describe the problem. I use a BENQ XL2411T 144Hz Monitor with a DVI Cable connected to my Nvidia GTX 780 Graphics Card. suddenly about 5 months ago i was unable to use a refresh rate above 85Hz...

Hey community! I have a laptop, an ASUS G551JW, which is 5 months old. After a lot of time spent on trying to find the problem, i finally found it: While in-game, GPU and memory MHz are dropping randomly, from 1097(for example) to 300-500. Sometimes for several seconds, sometimes for 1 second...

Would the following work? 1) BU critical files from HDD to a flash. 2) Unplug the old HDD, connect new SSD. 3) Install Win on the SSD. 4) Plug in the old HDD. 5) Change boot order to SSD only. 6) Boot into Win. 7) Move Steam stuff from HDD to SSD per their instruction (i.e. no re-downloading)...

Would the NZXT S340 be appropriate for a Sapphire R9 290 and a Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo cpu cooler? I am worried about airflow and CPU temps as there is only room for only one fan at the top of the case. Would like to keep my temps below 75 c. What do you guys think? Thanks.

i5-4690 3.5ghx quad core...cooler master212 evo...msi 297-g45 atx board...2x4gb GSKILL ripjaw...samsung 850evo 12ogb ssd...western digital caviar blue 1tb...msi geforce gtx 9704gb twin frozr... corsairspec-03atx mid tower...samsung optical drive...2x corsair co-9050016 rled fans. . I've never...

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Every website works for me except facebook i tried troubleshoot in Win 8.1 the problem seems to be that the website is online but isnt responding to connection attempts, i am using google chrome

Hi! I have a question - do you have any idea how to change fast between integrated and discrete graphics on this computer? Drivers from Lenovo are outdated, drivers from ATI don't work. I tried using compatiibility mode but it didn't give results (although drivers from lenovo site installed...

Hello guys Roadkillz again now asking a very serious question. Is my motherboard killing CPU's? To give some background, I bought an MSI Gaming 6 usb 3.1 motherboard. LGA 1150. Along with it, an Intel Core i7 4790K. At first. Everything was fine. Computer booted up, temps were considered...

What is the highest HZ of RAM this PC can run? Link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2prvxr And is everything compatible?

Hi - I can't get any audio output from "Audio Out" RCA. I also tried the audio plugs on the "3-RCA 'AV Out'". I have 3 HDMI inputs (Cable, Apple TV, and DVD), TV video from HDMI output, and R/L front speakers using red/black wire terminals. Any help is appreciated!!!

I downloaded something super duper sketchy, then after I opened it realized it was bad news so I quickly deleted it. I then ran malwarebytes and 2 things came up as some sort of false positive. but I deleted them anyway. Bitedefender didnt find anything at all. After I told malwarebytes to...

My brother recently gave me an r9 290x that has replaced my prior gtx 680. My games run great fps wise but the card is giving off a substantial amount of heat. I brought my overclock from 4.7 down to its stock of 4 and my cpu is still overhating (running hotter than id like) The problem i think...

Hello. I've recently decided to fix my old gaming computer with a few upgrades at the repair shop. I should be receiving it in the next couple of days or so. I'm just a tad concerned if the components stack up to today's standards of games. My gaming rig: CPU: Intel 3570k CPU COOLER...

Im fixing to buy a new computer off of cyberpower.com i won't be using it for anything but live streaming to twitch using aa xbox one and hd pvr. do i need a good graphics card to be able to live stream my game to twitch or does it even matter what graphics card i have since i ill be using a...

Hey Everyone. I have decided to build a top tier gaming PC, so I can play away. I was thinking on 2 GTX 980 Ti, and i7 490k, A Coolermaster Full Tower Haf X, 16GB Ram(Corsair Vengeance) Samsung 850 Evo LEPA G Series 1600 Watts Asus RoG Swift PG278Q I am still a newbie in building computers...

Recently a friend of mine bought himself a GTX 970. Because his old graphics card is a GTX 660 2Gb he thought that maybe i can run them in sli since i also have a GTX 660 2GB. My 660 is MSI and his is EVGA but after some research i found out that that shouldn't be a problem. The thing i am not...

So, I have a MSI gtx 970, I managed to OC the core clock to 1504Mhz (+200) and the Mem clock to 7910Mhz(+450), without touching the voltage regulator (stays at +0) but I noticed something that I do not know if its normal or not, When I'm gaming (watchdogs, GTA V, AC Unity), the core and memory...

I currently have 2 Asus VG248Qe 144 hz monitors. My system specs are, Asus Rampoage Extreme Mainboard Intel Core i7 5930 4.4 GHZ overclocked and liquyid cooled 2 Nvidia 980 SLi overclocked and liquid cooled 32 gigs of corsair donimator 2800 mhz ram 1200 wat power supply My question is I...

Hi I recently swapped out Radeon 7770 for R7 x250. The old GPU i was using 3 monitors. The new GPU detects all three, however I cannot save settings when extending to third monitor. It will display any configuration of two. The old setup I used HDMI, DVI and active display port. If I use...

My friends PC crashes, Then it say's something like Bad System Config Info, and he has to format every time Any ideas guys?

Ok so i made a thread asking if i could sli 970s on a evga supernova 750b psu. My microcenter said it was a great psu (back when i knew nothing about computer hardware). So i know that i can sli with headroom and this unit has not given me any issues but i know its reviews are not very good and...

I heard that you could turn your PS3 into a PC by installing Linux onto it. I was just wondering if it would be better than my laptop at running my steam games.

Hello everyone! Recently I have been getting into custom pc's and specifically building my own, I've researched the many parts of a PC and ones suitable/aimed at/for gaming specifically and I've put together a build I'm thinking about currently. It's a bit expensive based off what the...

Back making a topic because I need suggestions on using a 140mm fan as an intake in the unused Optical bay space of my Corsair Graphite 600T. The 600T has four optical bay slots that are being unused. In the past I have used 120mm fans in 3x Optical Bay slots. They are fairly easy to find but...

hi i got a Dell xps 420? qualcomm? can i upgrade my cpu to a i 7??? i got the i7 2.66 ghz can i ?

I've made the final decisions on most of other parts except for the mobo, hope you guys can help. Thank in advance Core I5 - 4460 (3.2Hz) Palit Nvidia GTX 970 JetStream 4GB ( 256 Bit ) DDR5 G.Skill F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL (2x4GB) HDD 1TB WD (Black) - WD1003FZEX SSD Corsair 128GB (F128GBGS - BK)...

Need help with choosing between the RipJaw DDR4 3200 vs 3300 as there is a $250 difference. Need help with finding some cooling for the M.2 SSD as they are said to run HOT. - New Build - Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell-E 8-Core 3.0GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W Desktop Processor...

My ISP came out and installed a new cable modem so I'd get faster speeds, and it appears it must do wifi now as I see some new networks available. Only problem is, is that my existing wifi router now only works if I'm roughly in the same room as the router, if i'm in another room I can't get...

Hi guys, I've recently sold the computer that I've built for $2,150. Now I'm looking for $1,500 build. So far, this is what I've got http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9HfBhM. Please let me know if there's anything I need to change or add or subtract from the build. Thank you guys ni advanced!

I have been trying to fix this for hours... So last night I had just finished downloading a game on steam when I got a windows 8 blue screen of death and the computer shut down. When I went to turn it on, the PC turned on, then off, and then on again, but there was NP display or anything on the...

Hi, I am upgrading my case from the ranger m, and no I'm not buying another rosewill case. Corsair spec 01 Nzxt source 210 elite Corsair 200r coolermaster n400 Here is the space situation The wooden piece above my pc is removable

So I want to buy new computer,and I will probably try out watch dogs,it seems like a cool game. I will buy i5-4670k,ssd 250gb evo 840,8gb ram. I want to know how many fps I can get on 1920*1200 or 1920*1080. How much can I get on ultra graphic(everything maxed up) and on high settings(about...